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#1 Posted : 09 October 2007 09:21:00(UTC)
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Posted By J Knight
Hi Folks,

Seen this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/...es/file_on_4/7034634.stm ? This has big implications for us, I think, especially in any kind of process or manufacturing concern,

John
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#2 Posted : 09 October 2007 13:31:00(UTC)
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Posted By peter gotch
...and some commentators think that the HSE estimate that for every death as result of exposure to asbestos from mesothelioma there are two from asbestosis and/or lung cancer could underestimate the ratio by up to 10 fold.

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#3 Posted : 09 October 2007 18:54:00(UTC)
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Posted By John Murgatroyd
And, it's new ?

Or: http://www.hazards.org/cancer/report.htm
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